Seized Documents Suggest Fatah Plotted to Frame Hamas in Egypt
Hamas has leaked internal Fatah documents it says proves that its rival was trying to frame it in Egypt's political crisis.
Over the past few weeks, the two largest Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have exchanged accusations over the Egyptian crisis. Fatah is regarded as closer to the Egyptian army, while Hamas has ties with deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.
Fatah started by accusing Hamas of interfering in the situation in Egypt through television coverage, newspapers and news sites within Hamas’ “media apparatus,” which, according to Fatah, is biased toward the Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas’ media outlets are also said to have broadcast the Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins and hosted Islamist figures, suggesting that the Palestinian group rejects the coup.
Hamas declared that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas visited Egypt last week to accuse Hamas in front of Egyptian authorities of being involved in some of the bloody events that had taken place in Egyptian cities, including the killing of Egyptian soldiers in northern Sinai in August 2012 that horrifed Palestinians and Egyptians alike.
Hamas also accused Fatah of being involved in the Egyptian crisis not only through the media and politically, but also on the ground. It alleged that Fatah had plotted against the Muslim Brotherhood, fabricating news and also collecting evidence against Hamas.
